Pope Francis has said that sex abuse of children reminded him of human sacrifices, while pointing out that only 2% of cases involved priests.
"It's a scandal, but it's a world scandal that makes me think of human sacrifices of children, as the pagans did," Francis told seminarians from Lombardy on Saturday, Vatican sources said Tuesday.
"You know the statistics: 2% of abuse that happens is done by priests. 'Oh that's not much Father'. No. Because if it was one priest, this is monstrous. Let's not justify ourselves because we are only 2%.
"Some 70% takes place in families and local areas: then, in gyms, coaches; in schools".
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